Clip and channel wall-board-retaining construction



' Dec. 29',- 1925;

J. STRAND CLIP AND CHANNEL WALL BOARD RET AINING CONSTRUCTION Filed June 1, 1925 f v;/E v7'aR HTTORNEY.

To SEPH STHHND,

flllllgllliaii Patented nee'ze, 1925.

p 1,567,685 PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH szrmnQor LOS mamas, 'cALIroanIA, ASSIGNOR r xnmon LATH coaronA'rIoN, or Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A CGBPORATION or CALIFORNIA.

CLIP AND CHANNEL WALL-BOARD-RETAINING CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed June 1, 1925. Serial 1%. 34,097.

. To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosnrH STRAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles, State of Californimhave invented a new and use- 'ful Clip and Channel YVall-Board-Retaining Construction, of. which the following is a specification. i

My invention relates to plaster wall and '1 partition structures and the like, and it relates particularly to a novel retainer for. securing wall boards together, such wall boards being used in Wall and partition constructions.

In the building industry it is common practice to use wall boards in the construction of walls and partitions. Such wall boards consist of a thin]- layer of plaster which has been allowed to harden between 39 together in a Wall, and which wall board re-' tamer will be of small cost;

It is a further object of my invention to provide a wall board retainer which is quite rigid and which; reinforces the wall board and helps support the plaster so as to provide a stable construction; I provide my invention inthe form of a channel 'bar and a clip. The clip of my invention has forks which are arranged to embed in the sides of the wall board when installed in place thereon. One end of a wall board is provided with clips of my invention and the other end thereof is provided with a channel bar of my invention. Theadjacent Wall boards are arrangedtogether so that the back of a channel engages clips of my in-.

vention. Ears are formed on the clips which are bent so as to extend to either side of the channel bar, thus holding the adjacent wall boards in proper pos1tion. The

channel bar extends the entire heighth of the wall and is made quite heavy sothat it is very rigid and reinforces the wall board. The clips of my invention are placed along 5 the wall board at various points and are of Fig. 1.

from which there extend flanges 14: which made from a'fairly light material so that the ears thereof may be bent into engaging position after adjacent wall boards are placed in. their proper positions.

Other objects and advantages of myinvention will be made evident hereinafter.

Referring ,to the drawing, which is for illustrative purposes only, and inwhich I show a preferred embodimentof my invention: 4

' Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective View showing the utility of my invention.

Fin. 2 isa section taken on the line 2-2 Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a clip of my invention.

The form of my invention shown in the drawings comprises a channel bar 11 and a clip 12. The channel bar 11 has a web 13 7 5 form a channel 15 which receives an end 16 of a wall board 17. The .clip 12 of my in-' vention as supplied for use is clearly shown in Fig.. 3 and comprises a back 18 from which there extend forks 19. The forks 19 extend from the back 18 at right angles thereto and the adjacent faces -21 of the forks 19 are separated a distance slightly less than the thickness of the wall boards on "clips- 12 are installed extend as shown in Fig. 3, but are subsequently bent into a position in which they extend at right angles to the back 18 as indicated at 24.

In securing wall boards together by means of my invention, the clips 12 are first installed on a wall board 26. 'As clearly shown in Figs-1 and 2, an edge 27 of the wall board 26 contacts an adjacent-face of the back 18. The forks 19 extend to the sides of the wall board 26 and the inner portions'th'ereof embed inthe sides of the wall board as indicated at 28 in Figs. 1 and 2.- This occurs because the inner edges of the forks 19 are clpser together than the faces of the wall board 26, as has previously been mentioned. The wall board 17 having the channel bar 11 installed thereon is then placed so that the web 13 of the channel rests adjacent to the edge 27- of the wall board 26 and engages adjacent facesv of clips 12.- After the wall boards 17 and 26 have been correctly positioned with respect to each other, the ears 23 are bent from the position wall boards.

shown in full lines in Fig. 3 into the dotted line position 24'and into the position shown by full lines in Fig. 1. The ears 23 in these positions engage the faces of the channel and so retain an alignment of adjacent After wall boards have been secured, together,.as described, to form a complete wall or partition, the wall boards are coated with plaster-in order to-make the partition or wall smooth and impervious andsound-proof. v

From the foregoing description it is quite obvious that the channel bar 11 may made quite strong and may extend the entire height of the wall or partition on which it is used. This member receives ends of wallboards, and being very rigid reinforces them, thus forming a stable construction. The clips 12, as pljeyiously described, are driven into lace, the inner edges of the forks em bedding in the Wall board. This secures the clips to the wall board and conduces to rigidity. The clips 12. owing to the fact extend to either side of the channel bar 11.

The retainer construction of my invention is very cheap to produce and permits a wall to be quickly and easily constructed.

I claim as my invention: I '1. A wall board retainer comprising: a

channel bar adapted to receivean edge'of a wall board; and a clip comprising a back adapted to engage the web of said channel bar and an edge of an adjacent wall board,

ears extending from said back being ca-- pable of extension to. either side of said bar and an edge of an adjacent wall b0ard,

the back plate to engage opposite side sur-- 7 faces of an adjacent Wall board, said clip bechannel bar, and means extendingin .the opposite direction from "said back and embedded in opposite sides of said adjacent wall board for securing said clip to said adjaceiit wall board. p 2. A wall board retainer comprising: a channel bar adapted to receive an edge of a wall board; and a clip comprising a back adapted to engage the Web of said channel ears extending. from said back being capable] of extension to either side of'said channel.

bar, and forks extending from said back to either side of said adjacent wall board for securing said clip thereto, the adjacent edges of said forks embedding in the-sides of said" adjacent wall board. I a

3. A wall board retaining} clip compris -1ng: 'a vertical back plate having two horizontal forks extended at right angles from. one side surface of said-plate and spaced from each other transversely with their opposed edgesrelat ively' spaced a distance less than the thickness of the wall board by which said clip is to be supported,and pro- 65 vided with transversely spaced cars normally in approximate vertical-positions and bendable to horizontal positions extendingat right angles from the other side surface of ing adapted to be forced horizontally upon the edge of said first'wall board and be supported thereby, with the opposed edges of said forks embedded in the opposite side surfaces of said wall board; r

In testimony whereof.- I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 26th day'of M y, 1925.: a

c JOSEPH STRAND. 

